Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11
BEECHER'S OBSEQUlES.
The Great Brooklyn Divine is Given &
Truly American Burial - No
Display OF POmp.
The Services AT the House PriVate-Mauy
Beautiful Floral Emblems Re
ceiYet-The Wtu BEAD.
SERVICES AT THE HOUSE

SERVICES Al I HE HOUSE.
NEW YORK, March 10 In spite Of the
rain the streets in the vicinity OF the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher's house We're crowd
ed with people this morning. At O'Clock
Police Captain Campbell and squad OF
twenty police took up their stations in
front of the house. \ large number of
floral embIems were received before the
private services commenced. The coffin
rested in the center of the front parlOr,
and was surrounded with a bank of
fragrant flowers. Sweet perfume per
vaded tde sir aud on all sides could be
seen floral emblems from friends and
admirers Of the dead divine. The re-
mains were dressed in g suit Of black
broadCloth with a frocK coat buttOned
up and his right hand laid across his
heart. The features were natural and
there was smile upon the face.
Early in the morning, before the
services, hrs. BeeCher went into the
parlor and stood by the conio for some
time. She bent over the remains and
after impTinting 3 kiss upon the cold lips
was led into a back room.
Promptly at 80 O'Clock Rev. Charles
II. Hall of the Church of Holy Trinity
entered the front parlor ana commenced
TO read the burial service from the ritual
of the Episcopal church. 4 quaTtette
sang, Jesus, Lover Of my Soul" "Be-
you'd the S ngilg and the Weeping" and
Come, Holy Spirit" VALE the
services were in progress in the
house Company G, or Plymouth
company, Of the Thirteenth regiment
were drawn ~ in front OF the house on
Hicks street. Only the members of the
family and few Intimate friends were
present during the services st the house
None Of the family dressed in black, Mrs
BeeCher sat near the remains during the
reading OF the services, and by her side
were her sons and daughters and the men,
berS Of their families. She bore ~
wonderfully during the whole CT
the ceremony, and Was quite
calm. few minutes before the remains
were carried out Of the house to the
hearse the rain ceased, the clouds passed
sway and sunshine burst out bright and
clear. A rsy shOne through the front
window of the parlOr and before the lid
of the CaSket was screwed down rested
upon the face Of the great divine, light
ing il up and forming q halo around the
head.
At the conclusion of the services at the
house Rev. DR.. HalI spoke for fifteen
minutes. He was very much affected
and evidently spoke from his heart.
All afternoon a long line of people
were passing through the church TO view
the remains. They continued to increase
and the rush was so great to gain admis-
sion that it was found necessary to iu-
hn af tbo
church doors. The tbrOng was made up
of almost all natiOnalities. As the day
advanced the lire of people ex-
tended until it reached Fulton
street, then down one side of the next
block and up the other, with a wing
across Henry street. It was estimated
that that nearly 1000 people passed be-
fore the cstafalque during the day. There
were so many wreaths and bOquets left
on the bier that a special place had TO be
made near the platform at the foot of the
pulpit to receive them.
AT THE CHURCH.
NEW YORK, March l0.-After DR.. Hall
finished speaking the family retired,
the undertaker's assistants carried the
casket to the hearse, which stood in the
rear Of the Thirteenth regiment. On the
coffin was laid pail Of bright green ferns
and many varieties Of roses. The Ply
mouth committee, which had led the band
Of the regiment as it approached the
house, formed eight Tile front and fol-
lowed the coffin to the rear, and then
took the position of guard of honor. As
the cofin was brought out Of the
house the bugle band of the regi-
ment sounded solemn dirge, and
as soon as the guard Of honor
had taken up position around the heaTse
the regiment formed into twelve file front
with arms reversed. The procession then
moved slowly down Clark street until the
hearse passed the front of the house, when
members Of the family who SO desired got
In the carriages in waiting and brought
up the rear, falling in line. AS the cor
tege moved on the drum corps played 8 /
funeral march with muffied drums.
On arriving st the church the regiment
formed double file front 10 receive the